WEC 37
| WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia | ||||
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| Promotion | World Extreme Cagefighting | |||
| Date | December 3, 2008 | |||
| Venue | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Las Vegas, Nevada | |||
| Attendance | 643 | |||
| Total gate | $90,125 | |||
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WEC 37: Torres vs. Tapia was a mixed martial arts event held by World Extreme Cagefighting on December 3, 2008 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event aired live on the Versus Network.
WEC Bantamweight Champion Miguel Torres successfully defended his title again against Manny Tapia in the main event of the evening. In addition, former IFL standout Wagnney Fabiano made his WEC debut on this card.
The Mark Munoz-Ricardo Barros fight was the final light heavyweight bout to be put on by the WEC. The division was absorbed into the UFC following this event.
The event drew an estimated 671,000 viewers on Versus.[1]
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[edit] Results
[edit] Preliminary card
- Lightweight bout:
Shane Roller vs. Mike Budnik
- Roller defeated Budnik via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:01 of round 1.
- Featherweight bout: Cub Swanson vs.
Hiroyuki Takaya
- Swanson defeated Takaya via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Lightweight bout:
Bart Palaszewski vs. Alex Karalexis
- Palaszewski defeated Karalexis via TKO (punches) at 1:11 of round 2.
- Featherweight bout: Cole Province vs.
Diego Nunes
- Nunes defeates Province via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 29–28).
- Light Heavyweight bout: Mark Muñoz vs. Ricardo Barros
- Muñoz defeated Barros via TKO (strikes) at 2:26 of round 1.
- Welterweight bout: Johny Hendricks vs. Justin Haskins
- Hendricks defeated Haskins via TKO (strikes) at 0:43 of round 2.
[edit] Main card
- Bantamweight bout: Joseph Benavidez vs. Danny Martinez
- Benavidez defeated Martinez via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
- Bantamweight bout: Brian Bowles vs. Will Ribeiro
- Bowles defeated Ribeiro via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:11 of round 3.
- Featherweight bout: Wagnney Fabiano vs. Akitoshi Tamura
- Fabiano defeated Tamura via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 4:48 of round 3.
- Bantamweight Championship bout: Miguel Torres (c) vs. Manny Tapia
- Torres defeated Tapia via TKO (Punches) at 3:04 of round 2 to retain WEC Bantamweight Championship.
[edit] Bonus Awards
Fighters were awarded $7,500 bonuses.[2]
- Fight of the Night: Cub Swanson vs. Hiroyuki Takaya
- Knockout of the Night: Bart Palaszewski
- Submission of the Night: Brian Bowles
[edit] Reported Payouts
The following is the reported payout to the fighters as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. It does not include sponsor money or "locker room" bonuses often given by the WEC.[3]
- Miguel Torres: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Manny Tapia: $6,000
- Brian Bowles: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Will Ribeiro: $4,000
- Wagnney Fabiano: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Akitoshi Tamura: $6,000
- Joseph Benavidez: $17,000 ($8,500 win bonus) def. Danny Martinez: $2,000
- Johny Hendricks: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Haskins: $3,000
- Mark Muñoz: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Barros: $3,000
- Diego Nunes: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Cole Province: $3,000
- Bart Palaszewski: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Alex Karalexis: $8,000
- Cub Swanson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Hiroyuki Takaya: $5,500
- Shane Roller: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Mike Budnik: $4,000
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/wec-37-torres-vs-tapia
- ^ "WEC 37 FIGHTER SALARIES AND BONUSES". mmaweekly.com. 2008-12-04. http://mmaweekly.com/wec-37-fighter-salaries-and-bonuses-2.
- ^ "WEC 37 ‘Torres vs Tapia’ Fighter Payouts". mmaconvert.com. http://www.mmaconvert.com/2008/12/04/wec-37-fighter-salaries-purses-bonuses/. Retrieved December 4, 2008.
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